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Posted by Mike Hartigan on January 19, 2007, 8:05 am
@twcny.rr.com says...
> You generally need to change these once a year. You already know the
> Aprilaire filters do a great job. We pulled one of a 20 year old
> furnace last summer. The blower looked brand new. We put the old
> case on the new furnace.
>
> So you're considering buying 6 years of unknown quality filters to
> save at most $7 a year. Why?
As I said, aftermarket parts are as frequently as good as, sometimes
better than OEM. Indeed, it's not uncommon for aftermarket parts to
be identical to the original, save for the name on the box. I'm
trying to determine if that may be the case here. If anybody has
experience with these filters that they can share, then it wouldn't
be an unknown quality. And if I can get the same or better quality
for less money, why not? As I indicated in my original post, if I
don't get a definitive answer, I'll simply get the OEM.
> On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:34:48 -0600, Mike Hartigan
>
> >I've got a Spacegard 2200 air filter. This is now sold as an
> >Aprilaire 210, or, at least, it uses the same replacement media. I
> >generally pay $20-$25 for OEM replacement media. I have the
> >opportunity to buy a six-pack of replacement media for $108 ($18
> >each), but it's under the GeneralAire brand. Now, I'm generally an
> >OEM kind of guy, but I'll allow that there are aftermarket
> >replacement parts for all sorts of things that can be as good as or
> >even better than OEM, often for less money. There's also a fair
> >amount of crap; hence my question. I can't find any comparative
> >information on GeneralAire media. Granted, I'm not saving a ton of
> >money on these, but if they are, indeed, as good as, better than, or
> >even close enough to the OEM media, why not? (I'm generally a
> >capitalist kind of guy, and this is exactly the sort of thing that
> >makes Capitalism work). Does anybody have any experience with
> >GeneralAire filter media? Am I likely to be pleased with these or
> >will I rue the day I placed my order? If the responses are a
> >resounding "I don't know", then I'll stick with OEM.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Mike
>
>
>
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